On 29 September 2024, the five students Mr Josan, Mr Ando, Mr Joshua, Mr Cela, and Mr Emigay, all members of the ‘West Papuan Student Solidarity’, were intimidated after registering a peaceful assembly to commemorate the Rome Agreement of 30 September 1962 in Nabire, Papua Tengah Province. The intimidation occurred at the Nabire District Police Headquarters after police officers had asked the students to pick up a reply notification letter in response to the registration.
After arriving at the police station around 9:45 pm, the students were forcibly detained and questioned at the criminal investigation unit. The interrogation was carried out without a lawyer to provide legal counsel to the students. Police officers reportedly threatened the students to report their involvement in the protest to their university principal, demanding an expulsion from the university. The students were released at 1.00 am., 30 September 2024 (see photo on top).
Detailed Case Data
name of the location: POLSEK NABIRE BARAT KAB NABIRE PAPUA (-3.435696986760823, 135.47264156832114)
administrative region: Indonesia, Papua Tengah Province, Nabire Regency
total number of victims: five
period of incident: 29.09.2024
perpetrator: police
perpetrator details:
Issues: freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, indigenous peoples, intimidation
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